Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.4° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
4
4
3
6
6
6
3
6
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM1.44m
3:00PM1.50m
3:05AM1.43m
3:58PM1.49m
4:02AM1.45m
4:53PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.48m
9:07PM0.52m
9:19AM0.48m
9:58PM0.50m
10:17AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
11
14
16
13
11
11
12
11
14
17
16
12
10
10
9
9
12
15
15
12
8
Feels °C
4
4
8
9
10
8
6
6
8
8
11
14
13
6
5
4
4
5
7
9
8
9
4
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